WHY PRAY THE ROSARY IN LATIN? Latin Rosary handed to St Dominic ⚜ Sacred Prayers The Rosary was revealed and spread through the Latin Church. From its origin, the Rosary and its various prayers began being recited in the Church’s universal sacred language. After receiving the instruction from our Lady, St Dominic himself taught heathens and Christians alike, who had no knowledge of this language, to pray the holy Rosary in Latin [1] The Church further teaches that private devotions are to be con